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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Diane Wright

corporate_fareST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND VA PRIMARY ACADEMY

location_onKettering, NN16 0JH

language Visit Website phone 1536485500

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

256

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Kettering, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is an academy converter in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND VA PRIMARY ACADEMY. The school has approximately 262 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #4,175 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%

Reading81% LA 71%

Writing81% LA 70%

Maths86% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 2.9

0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 2.7

1.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.1 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.9

-1.2 to 3.0

-2.0

Write

LA -0.7

-4.0 to -0.1

2.0

Maths

LA -0.8

0.2 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 77%

Maths92% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -1.1

-1.9 to 2.1

0.5

Write

LA -0.7

-1.4 to 2.4

Maths

LA -1.3

1.2 to 4.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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24 September 2019

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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04 April 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-05-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-01-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 262 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	262	3	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	264	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	265	7	2.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	266	3	1.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	263	13	4.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	261	3	1.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	256	5	2.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	259	5	1.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	258	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	256	1	0.4%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	260	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	260	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	260	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	258	3	1.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	262	11	4.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	255	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	257	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	260	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	264	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	267	1	0.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils